| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Mon, Dec 19, 2022 | 14D | More tightly packed | Jennifer Nutt | Shortz |
| Wed, Jan 01, 2020 | 41D | Not as bright | Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
| Sun, Sep 18, 2016 | 5D | Not as bright | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
| Tue, Apr 23, 2013 | 49D | Not so smart | Severin T. Nelson | Shortz |
| Sun, Oct 23, 2011 | 54D | Slower to pick up | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
| Sat, Jul 18, 2009 | 26A | Grasping things more slowly | Joe Krozel | Shortz |
| Tue, May 27, 2008 | 45D | Less astute | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
| Sat, Nov 01, 1997 | 66A | Harder to follow, as prose | Rich Norris | Shortz |
| Sat, Feb 22, 1997 | 46D | Less clear | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
| Sat, Sep 28, 1996 | 48D | Not as bright | G. R. Ferguson | Shortz |
| Tue, May 28, 1996 | 44D | More compact | J. R. Bender | Shortz |
| Sun, Jul 16, 1995 | 53D | More opaque | Naomi Geller Lipsky | Shortz |